Mahomes or Allen (Again???) and a Clippers-Heavy Mailbag With Nick Wright

Josh Allen is the majority opinion best quarterback in the league, but it's baffling because he has never been to a Super Bowl, won an MVP, or made first-team All-Pro.

Allen's hype grows every year, but he consistently gets outplayed by opposing quarterbacks in playoff losses and has benefited statistically from the NFL adding a seventh playoff team.

The Chiefs' situation mirrors the 2007 Patriots, where a near-historic season was followed by a quarterback knee injury and a transitional period.

The hope for the Chiefs is a 2022-style turnaround where Mahomes elevates his play despite a depleted roster, and the media is much further down on them than the odds makers.

Ballmer should spend heavily to acquire players with underwater contracts or bad contracts attached to picks, since the Clippers' window is already frozen seven years out.

Ballmer owes it to the fans to spend crazy amounts of money, and the punitive parts of the second apron are less relevant when you have no future picks anyway.

The Clippers leaked a story to ESPN to front-run a favorable settlement, which backfired when Adam Silver threw the hammer at them.

The Clippers thought they were close to a settlement and pushed the narrative early, causing the league to flip out and impose the harshest penalties in league history.

Kawhi Leonard may have withheld playing services during certain points of his career due to disputes over promised side money with Uncle Dennis.

Kawhi had leverage in the settlement process and simply had to agree not to fight the NBA's findings to secure his contract and escape to Toronto.

Jaden Daniels' skinny frame and injury history make him a huge concern for the Commanders, especially given their inability to fix the offensive line.

Staying far away from home for too long can screw up players for weeks upon return, potentially hurting the Niners long-term even if they win the Australia game.

A Scottie Pippen Award should recognize movie sidekicks crucial to a film's success, like Morgan Freeman in Shawshank Redemption.

Scottie Pippen is one of the most underappreciated superstars in NBA history and would have been a top five or six player even without Michael Jordan.

The convicted man's decision to give interviews about the murder years later was incredibly dumb, driven by the intoxicating glow of attention.

He is slightly disappointed the verdict dismantled his Diddy and Suge Knight conspiracy theory about Tupac's murder.

Ben Simmons and the Sacramento Kings are a perfect match, but he doubts Simmons will make it through the season without asking for his release or retiring.

LeBron James taking a private train car between New York and Philadelphia is a great idea that could include recovery amenities.

LeBron's availability is historically unprecedented, having played in 306 of 306 eligible playoff games over the last three years.

Making dunks worth three points would counter the analytically inclined era and reward crazy athleticism over finesse shooting.

The dunks-worth-three rule would force teams to build rosters that can win in multiple ways and make home court advantage more important.

Overplayed songs like 'Don't Stop Believin'' and 'Sweet Caroline' should be banned for five years to restore their cultural impact.

These songs signal a specific demographic at sporting events and society has abused them to the point of exhaustion.